Sec. 11. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), the following are not subject to subpoena or discovery or admissible in evidence in any judicial or administrative proceeding:
(1) All work product of a mediator.
(2) Any communication relating to the subject matter of the dispute made during the resolution process by a participant, mediator, or other person present at the dispute resolution.
(b) A mediator or a staff member of a center may not be compelled to testify in a judicial or an administrative proceeding with respect to a dispute that has been referred to a center for dispute resolution.
(c) Subsection (a) does not apply to a written agreement or decision provided to the participants, the court, or a prosecuting attorney under section 4(6) of this chapter (or IC 34-4-2.5-9(b) before its repeal).
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-2.5-16.]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.53.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure
Article 57. Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution
Chapter 3. Community Dispute Resolution
34-57-3-1. Applicability of Chapter
34-57-3-3. Applications for Funding; Required Information
34-57-3-4. Eligibility of Centers for Funds; Requirements
34-57-3-5. Operation of Center Receiving Funds; Requisites
34-57-3-6. Allocation of Funds to Centers for Services Provided
34-57-3-7. Administration of Funds
34-57-3-8. Acceptance of Public or Private Funds by Grant Recipient; Audit; Facilities
34-57-3-9. Center Not a State Agency
34-57-3-10. Applicability of Ic 34-57-2
34-57-3-11. Subpoena or Discovery Powers or Admissible Evidence in Proceedings; Limitations
34-57-3-12. Reporting by Center to Chief Justice
34-57-3-13. Annual Report to Governor and General Assembly
34-57-3-14. Trial De Novo; Filing of Motion With Referring Court